FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) IN CAMBODIA

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) IN CAMBODIA

1.According to the National Bank of Cambodia (23/12/2009), FDI to Cambodia dropped by 35.2% to about US$520 million.

2.FDI in 2010 is predicted to recover slowly & improved over last year but might not reached levels seen in 2007 or 2008.

3.Agriculture & Food processing has been widely predicted to grow in 2010. Tourism will also see more investment.

4.Approved investment projects also took a large hit in 2009, dropping 46% from 2008 to 2009, reaching only US$5.9 billion

5.Aside from agro-processing, several infrastructure projects,

Inflow of FDI into Cambodia in 2009 are mainly from:

1.China 2.South Korea 3.Singapore 4.Malaysia 5.Thailand 6.Vietnam 7.France & 8.United States

Chinese FDI in Cambodia for the first 3Qs of 2008 amounts to US$140.5 million. In 2009, it was US$ 339 million.

* Source from: Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC).